Dan loved people, and people loved Dan. He was a gentle man who was a source of strength to many. He made friends one person at a time, thousands of times over.

In Memoriam: Fr. Daniel J. Gannon, SJ

Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of Fr. Daniel J. Gannon, SJ, who was called to eternal life on February
28, 2017. Dan died at St. Camillus in Wauwatosa, Wis. He was 85 years old, a Jesuit for 58 years, and a priest for
48 years.

Born in Rice Lake, Wis. on April 16, 1931, Dan attended grade
school and high school in his hometown. He graduated from Marquette
University with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1955. On September
3, 1958, he entered the Society of Jesus and did his novitiate at the Jesuit Novitiate
in Oshkosh, Wis., and at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, M. Dan had
the usual Jesuit course of studies at St. Stanislaus, Saint Louis University,
and St. Mary's College. He was ordained on June 4, 1968, made tertianship
in 1972–73, and pronounced his final vows on November 1, 1973.

Dan's years as a Jesuit were full of good ministry in a
number of places. He taught math at Marquette University High School for 10 years before
moving on to pastoral work in Mankato, Minn. After some Spanish language
studies, Dan ministered at St. Patrick’s Parish in Milwaukee for seven years
and among Native Americans of the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming for
18 years. He spent two years at Holy Rosary Mission in South Dakota, before he joined the St. Camillus Jesuit Community
in 2012.

Dan loved people, and people loved Dan. He was a
gentle man who was a source of strength to many. He made friends one
person at a time, thousands of times over. He was at his best working
with people who had suffered, as Dan had to suffer at times in his life, and
with people who struggled with addictions. He was also a wonderful
brother to his fellow Jesuits. A great crowd will surely welcome Dan
into the heavenly home the Lord has prepared for those who love him.

February 5, 2018 — Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of Fr. Eugene J. Nevins, SJ (UMI), who died 11:30 a.m. on February 2, 2018, at St. Camillus in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He was 85 years old. May he rest in peace.

January 17, 2018 — “If I saw You on the street / and You said come and follow me…” These words from the song “You Can Have Me” by Sidewalk Prophets came on the radio one summer day. I had just graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio, and the words spoke to me in a life-changing way.